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Show Off Your Observation Hive

Hi all,

I was looking at building an observation hive and have had poor luck finding many pictures of the homemade ones.. I've read about ideas and places to buy them, but what I'd really like to see is some detailed (maybe opening and closing them) pictures of handy man observation hives.

Re: Show Off Your Observation Hive

I bought a half whisky barrel to make into a OB hive. Cut in half vertically, not horizontally. I'll have to make an unusually shaped frame for the glass door to fit the opening, but it should be amazing, very large and somewhat like a tree hive with the shape of it. I plan to build it next month. I'll take photos as I am working on it and post them for you to view if it turns out well.
I made quite a few OB mini mating nucs. I have been getting a lot of questions about these and already made a few posts about them. If you didn't already see them look here:

Just cover the window with foam poster board for darkness and insulation.

[/IMG]Here you see a shorter frame with queen cups in front of the window. Protect them and watch them hatch. Your last hatching cell will be your youngest larva grafted-possible the best queen of the bunch

Re: Show Off Your Observation Hive

Originally Posted by Lauri

I bought a half whisky barrel to make into a OB hive. Cut in half vertically, not horizontally. I'll have to make an unusually shaped frame for the glass door to fit the opening, but it should be amazing, very large and somewhat like a tree hive with the shape of it. I plan to build it next month. I'll take photos as I am working on it and post them for you to view if it turns out well.